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'Democracy Has Prevailed' A3 / NEWS B7 / NEWS States reporting Wall Street hits vaccine shortages, records as hopes build cancel appointments for more stimulus Daily Mountain Eagle “The newspaper that cares about Walker County” MOUNTAINEAGLE.COM THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 2021 75 CENTS BEVILL STATE WALKER COUNTY COMMISSION COMMUNITY COLLEGE Bevill State Grant accepted for courthouse security By JAMES PHILLIPS Commissioners approved accepting time. moving Daily Mountain Eagle the money during their meeting Tuesday “I make a motion we accept $30,000,” morning. District 4 Commission Steven Aderholt The Walker County Commission re- County administrator Robbie Dick- happily said. The motion carried unani- forward with cently received $30,000 in grant funding erson told commissioners this funding mously. from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and would be placed with other funding that In other action from the meeting, the traditional Economic Security (CARES) Act to be had already been set aside for better commission: used for security at the Walker County securing the courthouse, an issue the learning plan Courthouse. county has been working on for some See SECURITY, A8 By NICOLE SMITH Daily Mountain Eagle SUMITON CITY COUNCIL Traditional learning will re- sume, as scheduled, at Bevill State Community College campuses next Sumiton week. The college sent looking at out a press release Tuesday morning to relay that noth- first water ing had changed regarding the increase college’s plan for traditional learning and that in 12 years in-person learning would resume on Monday, Jan. 25. By ED HOWELL “Bevill State Administration Daily Mountain Eagle will continue to carefully monitor the situation and will be prepared SUMITON — The Sumi- to take any necessary precautions ton City Council could vote based on published guidance issued in two weeks on a water by the Alabama Department of Pub- and sewer rate increase lic Health, the Centers for Disease — the first for water in Control and Prevention, the Office about a dozen years — as of the Governor of the State of Ala- water customers who only bama, and the Alabama Community use 2,000 gallons a month College System Chancellor,” the would see their bill go up press release read. Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice about $2.50 a month, and The release continued, “Due to the John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration with no increase for sewer use. COVID-19 pandemic, dates, events, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ash- and locations may change. The col- An effective date for a possible increase, which See BEVILL, A2 was discussed at Tuesday’s council meeting, has not ‘Democracy been determined. WALKER COUNTY City employees and media watched the proceedings, SCHOOLS but no interested citizens were present. Due to the has prevailed’ pandemic, Sumiton City County BOE Hall is still closed until Jan. 25. provides Joe Biden takes the helm as 46th president Engineer Robert Nelson gave a verbal and written construction WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden was report to the council con- sworn in as the 46th president of the United cerning the proposal. At the updates States on Wednesday, summoning American “We have much to do in this end of the meeting, Mayor resilience to confront a historic confluence of winter of peril, and Petey Ellis suggested the crises and urging people to come together to council review it. The next By NICOLE SMITH end an “uncivil war” in a nation deeply divid- significant possibilities. meeting is Feb. 2, at which Daily Mountain Eagle ed after four tumultuous years ... Few people in our time Ellis said the council Declaring that “democracy has prevailed,” could be prepared to “bite Construction projects planned by nation’s history have Biden took the oath at a U.S. Capitol that had the bullet and do what has the Walker County Board of Educa- been battered by an insurrectionist siege just been more challenged, to be done.” tion are moving two weeks earlier. Ellis declined to release forward. or found a time more On a chill Washington morning dotted the city-paid written report, Interim Su- with snow flurries, the quadrennial ceremo- challenging or difficult than the saying the city would wait perintendent Dr. ny unfolded within a circle of security forces time we’re in now.” to release it until after it Dennis Willing- evocative of a war zone and devoid of crowds takes a vote. ham gave board because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, - President Joe Biden The report is based on a members an Biden gazed out over 200,000 American flags 2019 audit, Nelson said. update on all of planted on the National Mall to symbolize During the meeting, the projects at those who could not attend in person. rebuke of Donald Trump. The new president Nelson said 2009 was the the school board’s regular meeting “The will of the people has been heard, and denounced “lies told for power and for profit” last rate increase he was last week. the will of the people has been heeded. We’ve and was blunt about the challenges ahead. aware of, although the city While many projects are still in learned again that democracy is precious and Central among them: the surging virus that has absorbed several rate the planning phases, work has been democracy is fragile. At this hour, my friends, has claimed more than 400,000 lives in the increases from Jasper. noticeable at Oakman and Carbon democracy has prevailed,” Biden said. “This is United States, as well as economic strains “I can only remember two Hill high schools. America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day and a national reckoning over race. or three times in the last 12 A portion of land has been cleared in history and hope, of renewal and resolve.” “We have much to do in this winter of peril, years they did not go up,” behind the Oakman High School Biden never mentioned his predecessor, and significant possibilities. Much to repair, he said. gym to make way for a larger stu- who defied tradition and left town ahead of See BIDEN, A8 See SUMITON, A8 See SCHOOLS, A2 the ceremony, but his speech was an implicit DEATHS WEATHER INDEX SOCIAL Kenneth “Ken” Allen Wilson, 81, Texas Classifieds .................... B8 LEFT James Earl “Jim” Franks, 50, Haleyville Comics .......................... B5 ON Henry Lewis Barnes, 86, Carbon Hill Dear Abby ..................... B5 Faith .............................. RED Carolyn Sue Durham, 72, Jasper Use your A5 phone to Opinion .......................... A4 Find us on your Melinda Faye Harrison, 48, Jasper High Low quickly sign Sports ............................ B1 favorite podcast up for our streaming 57 45 weekly e-mail platforms. MORE OBITUARIES / A2, B3 newsletter Two sections, 18 pages A2 | Daily Mountain Eagle | THURS., JAN. 21, 2021 Today’s weather Forecast for Thursday, January 21, 2021 Obituaries TENN. Oxford 57/44 Huntsville ARK. 53/40 Kenneth ‘Ken’ Allen Wilson Melinda Faye Harrison Kenneth “Ken” Allen Wilson, of Cut-n-Shoot, Texas, August 14, 1972-January 18, 2021 was born Sept. 23, 1939, to Carl and Lois Wilson in Melinda Faye Harrison, 48, of Jasper, passed away GA. Walker County, Jasper, Alabama, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at St. Vincent’s East. Greenville Birmingham and went to be with his Lord and Graveside services will be held Friday, Jan. 22, 57/47 62/50 Savior Jan. 16, 2021, in Tomball, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery. J.D. Dickerson Texas at the age of 81. will officiate. After graduating from Curry Mrs. Harrison was preceded in death by her nana, Jackson Montgomery High School, Class of 1957, Ken Lada Faye Rogers, and pawpaw, Ellis-LeRoy White 63/55 62/55 proudly served four years as a radio Sr. operator in the United States Ma- She is survived by her mother, Debra White of Jas- Brookhaven Hattiesburg rine Corps, Company C, 2nd Marine per; father, Donald Mooney of Jasper; and son, Jordan 70/59 67/58 division, where he achieved the Harrison of Jasper. Mobile rank of Lance Corporal and earned LA. 66/58 FLA. two accommodations. Shortly after relocating to the Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 Houston area, Ken attended Local Houston Plumb- ers Union No. 68 trade school, where he earned his master plumber license, which he held for more than Brenda Dunagan Ragsdale 50 years. In 1985, Ken incorporated Wilson Services Brenda Dunagan Ragsdale, 70, of Vinemont, passed Inc. where he was able to serve the greater Houston/ away Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. ©2021 AccuWeather, Inc. Conroe community, retiring in 2013. Brenda was born April 8, 1950 in Tuscaloosa Coun- A true follower of Christ, Ken was a faithful and ty to Jack and Pauline Tyree Dunagan. long standing member of MIMS Baptist Church of She is survived by daughter, Amy (Tommy) Ferster; Conroe, Texas. He was devout, steadfast in his faith, grandchildren, Nathanael, William, Thomas Ferster; and took every opportunity to share Christ with sister, Elenda (Gordon) Nichols; brother, Jimmy (VaR- others. honda) Dunagan; nephews, Justin (Lydia) Nichols, Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Derrick Reed, Devin (Robin) Reed; nieces, Christian and Lois Wilson; brothers, Carl Travis Wilson and (Josh McNatt) Wilson, Hanna Wilson; a host of great Samuel Bruce Wilson; as well as his daughter, Reba nieces and nephews and one who was like a daughter, Sue Wilson. Kita Grace Gurganus. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Liebsch Wilson, of She was preceded in death by her husband of 14 32 years who he married on Sept. 3, 1988; three sons, years, Robert Dobson, and her loving parents.
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